2022 JC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jun 2026	28.1	1.496 AU	1.103 AU	00h08m	-15°33'	89.8°	42.8°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2022 JC1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5770739
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4475051
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.46485
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 56.86478
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.43556
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 329.68689
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.41069
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.10436
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.83            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   00 08 59.0   -15 33 04     1.103    1.496   89.8   42.8   246   28.1 
2026-06-17 14:37 UT   00 09 47.3   -15 33 04     1.102    1.501   90.1   42.6   246   28.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   00 10 17.8   -15 33 06     1.102    1.504   90.4   42.5   246   28.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   00 11 34.4   -15 33 21     1.101    1.512   91.0   42.2   246   28.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   00 12 48.7   -15 33 50     1.100    1.519   91.7   41.9   246   28.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   00 14 00.8   -15 34 33     1.099    1.527   92.4   41.7   246   28.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   00 15 10.6   -15 35 29     1.098    1.535   93.0   41.4   247   28.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   00 16 18.1   -15 36 40     1.097    1.543   93.7   41.1   247   28.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   00 17 23.4   -15 38 04     1.096    1.550   94.4   40.8   247   28.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   00 18 26.4   -15 39 42     1.094    1.558   95.1   40.5   247   28.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   00 19 27.0   -15 41 35     1.093    1.566   95.8   40.2   247   28.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   00 20 25.3   -15 43 42     1.092    1.574   96.5   39.9   248   28.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   00 21 21.3   -15 46 03     1.090    1.581   97.2   39.6   248   28.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   00 22 15.0   -15 48 38     1.089    1.589   97.9   39.3   248   28.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   00 23 06.3   -15 51 28     1.088    1.597   98.7   39.0   248   28.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   00 23 55.1   -15 54 32     1.086    1.605   99.4   38.7   248   28.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   00 24 41.6   -15 57 50     1.085    1.612  100.2   38.4   249   28.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   00 25 25.7   -16 01 23     1.083    1.620  101.0   38.0   249   28.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   00 26 07.3   -16 05 11     1.082    1.628  101.7   37.7   249   28.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   00 26 46.4   -16 09 13     1.080    1.636  102.5   37.4   250   28.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   00 27 23.1   -16 13 30     1.078    1.643  103.3   37.0   250   28.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   00 27 57.2   -16 18 01     1.077    1.651  104.1   36.7   250   28.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   00 28 28.8   -16 22 46     1.075    1.659  104.9   36.3   250   28.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   00 28 57.9   -16 27 46     1.073    1.667  105.7   35.9   251   28.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   00 29 24.3   -16 33 01     1.072    1.675  106.6   35.6   251   28.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   00 29 48.1   -16 38 30     1.070    1.682  107.4   35.2   251   28.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   00 30 09.4   -16 44 13     1.069    1.690  108.3   34.8   252   28.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   00 30 27.9   -16 50 10     1.067    1.698  109.1   34.5   252   28.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   00 30 43.8   -16 56 20     1.065    1.706  110.0   34.1   252   28.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   00 30 57.0   -17 02 45     1.064    1.713  110.9   33.7   253   28.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   00 31 07.5   -17 09 22     1.062    1.721  111.8   33.3   253   28.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   00 31 15.2   -17 16 13     1.061    1.729  112.7   32.9   254   28.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.